I blame Elon Musk, who has done incredible damage not only to his own brand, but to the idea of EVs.

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    5 days ago

    Sure, that can help, although I think it mostly counts as public charging infrastructure since it’s out of the control of the EV owner.

    It also doesn’t help for the many units in my city that rely on street parking. And it’s an extra feeling of uncertainty if you’re thinking about buying an EV but you change apartment leases every year or three - it’s like getting a dog and thereby limiting the available pool of apartments that you might consider in the future.

    All of that is to say that true public charging is really critical for a lot of people to feel secure enough to invest new car dollars into an EV, so presidential headwinds against it are devastating.